Journalist shot dead in Somalia

Sunday 8 June 2008 02.35 EDT
First published on Sunday 8 June 2008 02.35 EDT

Gunmen in the southern Somali city of Kismayo have killed a local journalist, Nasteh Dahir, who worked for both the BBC and the Associated Press news agency. The 26-year-old had received death threats, and Islamist insurgents are the main suspects. (Via BBC/asharq alawsat)